Combination tool



COMBINATION TOOL Filed July 17. 1925 Patented J an. 17, 1928.

L UNITEDISTATES FRANK L.,YoUNG, or wINDsoa, CONNECTICUT.

COMBINATION Toon application aied'miy 17, 1926. serial No. 123,199.

This invention relates to tools ofthe sort having a magazine or socket which may `be within a handle, a carrler sl'idablyinounted in the magazine, and a plurality of tool members of the desired sort mounted on `the carreir, the arrangement. being such that the carrier maybe drawn out so that the desired tool member Vmay be selected and thrown into working position, and when the slide is retracted `in the socket, all ot the tool members may be retained in inoperative position therein or all Vof the ,tool members may be retained in inoperative' position with parts ma be `readily assembled, the carrier mapbe rictionally maintained within the socket, and suiicient clearance or tolerance is provided for inaccuracies which may oc-u cur inthe tool members, such, for instance, as warping 1 Other objects will be in part obvious and in, part pointed out `more in detail hereinafter;

features of construction, combination of elements, and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified. in the construction here1nafterset forth, and the scope of the appli catien of which will be indicated in thev apn pended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, I have shown the features of the present invention incorporated in a combination screw-driver having aV handle shaped similarly to the ordinary screw-driver, but it is obvious that this disclosure is by Way of illustration only,

asthe magazinemay take any desired form or shape and? the tool members may be. of any proper nature, the invention not being limited to a device having tool`11'1embe`rs 1n the form ofscrew-drivers. In said drawin s:

ig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view taken through my improved tool; I

' Fig. 2 is a transverse view taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1; and

The: invention accordingly consists in the` Fig. 3 is a perspective View of thel tool arrier and the butt ends of the tool mem Referring to the drawings in detail', 10` designates a handle of any desired shape and. formedof any desired material. This handle has a bore or socket 11 of any suitable cressv-section, in the present instance this socket being s uare in cross-section. At the `forward end o the handle is the usual ferrule 12'. There may be provided within the* socket 11` ai sleeve or lining. This sleeve orlining may, if desired, be in the form of squareitubing but, by preference, it comprises two angle members 13, 13, which form a square tube when` assembled as shown `in Fig; 2'.` The advantages of making this- `sleeve ofn two members are to elfect economy in manufacture, to facilitate assembling the parts, andto` avoid Huctuations in the price of square brass tubing. Obviously, the sleeve may have other cross-sectional forms than that shown, so long as the sleeve is `non-rotatable with respect to the handle.

My improved carrier includes a pair of` plates or strips 16` and 17- which are spaced apart so as to engage the opposed faces of the'` lining or sleeve. These plates are tied together at their forward ends by a pin 18 which may be riveted in place, and pivoted" "onl this' pin are the tool members 19 which,

as previously stated, may take any suitable form, Vbut which are here shown as comprising screw-drivers having operating ends of different sizes.V In accordance with the present invention, the inner ends of the members 16y and 17 are urged apart. The means for urging these arms apart may take various forms but,l by way of example, I- have shown thisA means as comprising a coiled spring 21 held in place by a post 20 riveted tothe member 17. 23 designates a stop or stud preferably secured toV one of the members 13 adjacent its forward end, and this stud engages in a longitudinal groove 22 provided inthe member 16. v

When it is desired to select one of the tool members for use, the. carrier, with the tool members thereon1,is`sllid forwardly of the handle and then the selected tool is swung out' ofi position between the members 16 and` 17. Then the carrier is retracted within the socket l1 so that those tool members which are not to be used are stored within the handle, and the other tool member, which is to be used, projects from the handle.

When the selected tool is in the position shown in Fig. 1, the butt end thereof is within the socket so that this tool is held against rotation on the pin 18.

lVhen the tool is not in use, as, for example, when it is desired to carry the tool around in the pocket or in a kit, all of the tool members may be positioned between the arms or strips 16 and 17 of the carrier and stored within the handle.

Sliding movement of the carrier is limited by the stud 23. The extent to which the carrier can be withdrawn from the socket is limited by the engagement of this stud against the rear or inner end of the slot 22, and when the tool is in use this stud engages against the outer or 'forward end of the slot.

It is of particular advantage to construct the carrier so that the arms thereof may be urged against the sides of the chamber in which the carrier is mounted. Vith the arrangementdescribed, the spring 21 efectively holds the carrier in the position shown in Fig. 1 without employing catches or other holding means which would complicate the structure. Owing to the frictional engagement oit the arms against the walls of the sleeve, likelihood of the carrier dropping down, owing to the weight thereof and the weight of the tool members when the tool is in use, is avoided. Also, with this arrangement, the carrier may be readily inserted into the sleeve, it being obvious that, to accomplish this operation, it is merely necessary to spring the inner ends oi the arms towards each other so that they will slide past the stop 23 and, after the arms are inserted in the socket, the spring will force the arms apart so that, when the carrier is withdrawn when it is desired to select a tool for operation, the stud 23 will engage against the rear end of the slot. A further advantage of permitting movement between the arms is that sufficient clearance may be had between the arms for the tool members although these tool members may not be made within close limits and may be warped to a considerable degree during the hardening operation of these elements.

Frein the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, itwill be seen that my improved structure may be economically manufactured and is e very effective in use.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely diiferent embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description orv vtion which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

I claim as my invention: Y 1. A tool of the character described comprising a handle having a magazine, a ca-r i rier slidably mounted in the magazine, and a plurality of tool elements supported by the carrier, said carrier having members between which said tool elements are positioned and means for arginer said members apart.

2. A tool of the character described comprising a handle having a magazine, a tool carrier slidably mounted in the magazine, and a plurality of tool elements pivotally supported by said carrier, said carrier having a pair of arms, a pivot pin connecting said arms on which said tool elements are pivoted, and means for urging the arms of the carrier apart and into frictional engagement with the walls of the magazine.

3. A tool of the character described comprising a handle having a magazine, a tool carrier slidably mounted in themagazine, and a plurality of tool elements rotatably supported by the carrier, said carrier having a pair of arms, a pivot pin connecting the forward ends of said arms and on which said tool elements are pivoted, and a spring urging the inner ends of the arms apart and Y into frictional engagement with the walls ot the magazine.

4. A tool of the character described comprising a handle having a magazine square in cross-section, a tool carrier slidably mounted in the magazine and having a pair of arms engaging opposite walls of the magazine, a pivot pin connecting the forward ends of said arms, a plurality of tool elements pivoted on said pin between said arms, a spring normally urging said arms apart and into frictional engagement with the walls of the magazine, one of said arms having a slot, said magazine having a stud engaging in said slot. j

5. A tool of the character described comprising a square socket, a square sleeve fitting in said socket and comprising a pair of angle members, 4a tool carrier slidably m0unted in said sleeve, and a plurality ot tool elements rotatably supported by said carrier.

FRANK L. YOUNG. 

